What is a youth

What is a youth? Impetuous fire
青春是什麼？激烈的热火，
What is a maid? Ice and desire
少女是什麼？冰霜和欲望的融合，
The world wags on
年华如此迁移下去。
A rose will bloom, it then will fade
玫瑰将盛开，而后会凋萎，
So does a youth, so does the fairest maid
青春也如是，最美的少女亦复如此。
Comes a time when one's sweet smile
笑容溢满脸颊的时候
Has its season for a while
那就是爱的季节，
Then love's in love with me
我心里充满了眷恋。
Some may think only to marry
有人只想到结婚，
Others will tease and tarry
有的人却笑弄且犹豫，
Mine is the very best parry
我的藉口最是高超：
Cupid he rules us all
邱比特沿领着我们。
Caper the caper, sing me the song
嬉戏吧玩耍啊，为我唱一首歌，
Death will come soon to hush us along
死神不久将来临，让我们缄默不言，
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall
甜无蜜比，苦涩如胆，
Love is a past time and never will pall
爱虽以为过去，却永不走味，
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall
甜无蜜比，苦涩如胆，
Cupid he rules us all
邱比特沿领着我们，牵领我们
A rose will bloom, it then will fade
玫瑰会盛开，而后会凋萎，
So does a youth, so does the fairest maid
青春如此，美丽的少女亦如此。

A new life has begun

(the bad english)
To finish the MA study means that you are having a lot of free time, and then you will have more chance to explore the real society, to join different clubs, to know more friends.

Also, it will let you think about what are you going to do next , you will start a new life plan, it's exciting, isn't it?

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(the right english)
Finishing the MA programme means that you have a lot of free time, and you will have more chances to explore the real society, to join different clubs, to know more friends.
Also, it will give you space to think about what you are going to do next; you will start a new life plan. It's exciting, isn't it?

Acknoledgement of my Thesis

For the year in Leeds .
Thanks to Professor Gary Rawnsley, who is always nice to students.
Thanks to Professor Phil Taylor, who is always willing to share and give to students.
Thanks to Dr. Jayne Rogers, Dr. Ming-Yeh Rawnsley and Mr. Simon Popple who gave me advice for this dissertation.
Thanks to all the nice tutors I met and talked with in ICS, Dr. Robin Brown, Professor Juliet Lodge, Judith Stamper, Dr. Chris Paterson......
Thanks to all the classmates and friends I have in the UK who shared my life and gave me a lot of ideas, laughter...

For my country, my people .
While studying overseas I started to think what does being Chinese mean to me. I am now more proud of my country, my culture and my identity.
Special thanks to my family, my parents and brother, sister-in-law, who always give me their strongest support.
Thanks to all my friends in Beijing, Shenzhen ... all over China who are always concerned about me and encouraged me.

For myself .
To my 30th birthday.

Dreaming:)

Film: Flags of Our Fathers

"Every jackass thnks he know what war is. Especially those who never been in one. We like things nice and simple, good and evil, heroes and villains.There's always plenty of both. Most of the time, they are not who we think they are."


"I finally came to the conclusion that maybe he was right. Maybe there is no such things as heroes. Maybe they are just people like my dad.

I finally came to undersand why they were so umcomfortable being called heroes. Heroes are something we creat, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what is almost incomprehensible ,how people could sacrifice so much for us.

But for my dad and these man,the risks they took, the wounds they suffered,they did that for their buddies. They have fought for their country,but they died for their friends. For the man in front,for the man beside them. And if we wish to truly honor thses man, we should remember them the way they realy were, the way my dad remembered them. "

The most romantic Chinese poem

I hold your hands
We take join in each other
Our love transcends life and death
We will grow old together


执子之手
与子相悦
生死契阔
与子偕老

( Just got the translation from the book--Anna May Wong:From Laundryman's daughter to Hollywood Legend )

A word to Wen for her birthday

From my point of view, simplicity and purity, are the best quality for a woman. You already have them. Congratulations.

Happy birthday.


P.S I do feel the reverse cultural shock tonight when I found some peopel i don't like. A few of them are sophiscated,worldly,and over talktive, gosshipy,and pretend to considerate.oh, our long chinese culture... As usual, I couldn't hide my unpleasantness on my face.Be straightforward is my personality.